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OMB Control No: 3072-0074	ICR Reference No: 202303-3072-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FMC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Container vessel imports and exports
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/27/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/16/2023
Terms of Clearance: Cleared consistent with the agreement to hold regular meetings with OIRA to discuss the research FMC will conduct on alternative methods of generating the information included in this collection, as discussed in the supporting statement.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2026	36 Months From Approved
Responses	840	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,603	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	572,678	0	0

Abstract: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) includes the following language, ‘‘The Federal Maritime Commission shall publish on its website a calendar quarterly report that describes the total import and export tonnage and the total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units per vessel (making port in the United States, including any territory or possession of the United States) operated by each ocean common carrier covered under this chapter. Ocean common carriers under this chapter shall provide to the Commission all necessary information, as determined by the Commission, for completion of this report.’’ 46 U.S.C. 41110. The FMC will request information on containerized imports and exports from each identified common carrier on a monthly basis. The data elements will include both tonnage and empty and laden 20-foot, 40-foot, and 45-foot containers discharged and loaded. The scope will include each port of call on service strings that include U.S. calls by vessel-operating common carriers operating in the U.S. foreign oceanborne commerce. The information will be used to compile and publish a quarterly report on total U.S. export and import tonnage deployed and total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units per vessel operated by vessel-operating common carriers. The universe will be vessel operating common carriers that transport 1,500 or more 20-foot equivalent units per month (total across imports and exports, regardless of whether they are laden or empty) in or out of the U.S., in the U.S. oceanborne foreign commerce. The Commission estimates that approximately 70 of the 154 currently registered vessel-operating common carriers transport 1,500 or more 20-foot equivalent units per month, totaling over 99 percent of imported and exported containerized cargo.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 46 USC 41110 Name of Law: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 46 USC 41110 Name of Law: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 48182	08/08/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 75629	12/08/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Container vessel imports and exports

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	840	840
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,603	5,603
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	572,678	572,678

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New requirement under 46 USC 41110. Data Collection The Federal Maritime Commission shall publish on its website a calendar quarterly report that describes the total import and export tonnage and the total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units per vessel (making port in the United States, including any territory or possession of the United States) operated by each ocean common carrier covered under this chapter. Ocean common carriers under this chapter shall provide to the Commission all necessary information, as determined by the Commission, for completion of this report. 46 USC 41110. This requirement was immediately effective as of June 16, 2022 and requires this information collection to proceed. Therefore, the Commission requests expedited review to proceed with this new legal requirement as soon as possible.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $245,106

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Tara Nielsen 202 523-5852 tnielsen@fmc.gov

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